According to local television channel Sirasa, eight people died in separate mudslides in the Kalutara district, south of capital Colombo, while the police spokesman's office said two others died in Makola, on the outskirts of the capital after a wall collapsed.
Heavy rains have lashed several parts of the country since Thursday, inundating roads and houses. Authorities closed all schools in the Sabaragamuwa province, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) east of Colombo due to the rains and floods. Heavy flooding also was reported in the country's south.
The country's navy deployed more than 100 sailors and 20 boats to rescue and help the affected people.
Mudslides are common during the monsoon season in the Indian Ocean tropical island. Much of Sri Lanka has been heavily deforested for export crops such as tea and rubber, leaving the countryside exposed.
In May last year, more than 100 people died when they were buried in a massive landslide in central Sri Lanka.
Rain-triggered mudslides in Sri Lanka kill 10 people
26 May 2017
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Mudslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka killed at least 10 people, officials and media reported Friday.
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